Record ID: WILT-850A82
Object type: EFFIGY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a carved limestone effigy in the form of two small hands, palm to palm in an attitude of prayer, broken away below the wrist and probably Medieval/ Early Post-Medieval in date. They measure 129.55mm in length, 79.58mm in max.width and 66.46mm in max.thickness. They weigh in excess of 300g. Both hands are damaged just above the arm joint. the damage looks mostly ancient. Further damage is apparent on one thumb and the tips of the fingers where they join, obscuring any fingernail detail, which is visible on the undamaged thumb. Although much of the 'cutting' compris…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2009
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.